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                                                                                                   - Church laws: The Elizabethan Religious Settlement was a response to the religious divisions in England during the reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI and Mary I. This response, described as "The Revolution of 1559", was set out in two Acts. The Act of Supremacy of 1558 re-established the Church of England's independence from Rome, with Parliament conferring on Elizabeth the title Supreme Governor of the Church of England, while the Act of Uniformity of 1559 outlined what form the English Church should take, including the re-establishment of the Book of Common Prayer. - Trade: 1581 the Turkey Company was formed, and in 1592 it merged with the Venice Company (founded 1583) to form the Levant Company. It obtained a patent from Elizabeth I for the exclusive right to trade in currants (dried white grapes, i.e. golden raisins). The Company also purchased wine,

ENGLISH RENAISSANCE The period of European history referred to as  the Renaissance  was a time of great social and cultural change in Europe. The  English Renaissance  was a  cultural  and  artistic movement  in England dating from the late 15th century to the early 17th century.  The English Renaissance is different from the  Italian Renaissance  in several ways. The dominant art forms of the English Renaissance were  literature  and  music .  Visual arts  in the English Renaissance were much less significant than in the Italian Renaissance It began in 1520 and continued until perhaps 1620. -In literature:  England had a strong tradition of literature in the native English, which gradually increased as English use of the printing press, invented by Johannes Gutenberg , became common by the mid 16th century. -In Visual Arts:  The significant English invention was the portrait miniature, which essentially took the techniques of the dying art of the illuminated manuscript and tra

Henry VII (new monarchy).       Henry VII was king of England from 1485 until his death in 1509 of tuberculosis. He is known for being the first monarch of the House of Tudor; he ruled the Principality of Wales until 1489 and was Lord of Ireland.       Henry won the throne when his forces defeated King Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field, the culmination of the Wars of the Roses. In this manner, he was the last king of England to win his throne by a battle.       Henry pledged to marry the eldest daughter of Edward IV, Elizabeth of York, who was also Edward's heir. They did get married in 1486. This marriage supposed the union between Lancaster house and York house, since then, known as Tudor dynasty.       The unification of the houses of York and Lancaster by this marriage is symbolized by the heraldic emblem of the Tudor Rose, a combination of the white rose of York and the red rose of Lancaster.          As a king, Henry was styled as His Grace. His full style was